Seat-hinge



No Model.)

G. H. BAILEY.

SEAT HINGE.

No. 531,826. Patented Jan. 1, 1895.

lNVENTOR WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. BAILEY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

SEAT-HlNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,826, dated January 1, 1895.

Application filed November 2, 1898. Serial No. 489,829. (No model.)

constructed that without the need of using bolts, adjusting screws, nuts, or other inconvenient appliances, the seat of the closet may be hinged to the wall in proper position to fit the location of the water-closet bowl.

In the drawing, 2 represents a water-closet seat, having hinge-members 3, 8, connected by loops or eyes 4 with a rod 5 which serves as the pintle of the hinges. The other members of the hinges consist of arms 6, which project rearwardly from the rod 5, and are obliquely inclined in opposite directions.

7 are the wall-supports or brackets, adapted to be fixed to the wall, and having inclined sockets 8, which are movable on the inclined arms 6. By moving the wall-supports toward the ends of the arms 6, their distance from the hinge-rod 5 is correspondingly increased. I show in dotted lines the wall-supports in their outermost position, and in full lines I show them brought as nearly as possible to the rod 5.

In applying the device to use, the wall-supports are moved along the arms 6 until their proper-position with reference to the rod 5 is determined, and are then screwed to the wall. By reason of the opposite inclination of the arms 6, the fixing of these wall-supports secures the parts of the hinge in proper relative position without the aid of separate bolts, screws or nuts.

9 is a lid which may also be hinged to the rod 5.

Within the scope of my invention, as defined in the claims, modifications in the form, construction and relative arrangement of the parts may be made by those skilled in the art.

I claim 1. A device for hinging seats, comprising hinges and wall-supports therefor, said wallsupports being set movably on oppositely in clined members of the hinges, whereby the distance of the seat from the wall may be fixed by attachment of the wall-supports to the wall substantially as described.

2. A device for hinging seats, comprising hinges and wall-supports therefor, said wallsnpports having eyes, through which oppositely inclined arms of the hinges pass; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

GEO. I-I. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

W. B. Conwm, H. M. Oonwnv. 

